Friday, February 9, 2007

ARKANSAS GREEN INDUSTRY - PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

In the December, 2006, Plant Arkansas Bulletin, published by the Arkansas Green Industry Association, President of the Association, Bobby King, states:
“Finding good help is difficult; especially when you’re trying to buy plants to do it yourself, hoping to find a knowledgeable, dependable individual or group to do your dream landscape, or simply deliver a quality maintenance job. This is sometimes extremely difficult unless you are fortunate enough to live in Arkansas and can have an ARKANSAS CERTIFIED NURSERY & LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL, ACNLP to guide you along this often mysterious way… I am amazed at what I see out there in the real world. This past spring, I saw something that gave a new twist to the guy in the pickup with a lawn mower. His sign read CHEAP LANDSCAPE AND CAR DETAIL
The great news is that we have a group of talented and educated individuals who have proven themselves to be better than the rest. They know their plants and pests, and can calculate the needs for a low-maintenance, beautiful landscape that is adapted to the climate zone. We have a great team of ACNLP administrators including Jim Robbins, PhD., who conducts the study course and administers the exam, and Russell Black, an AGIA past president and long standing chair of the ACNLP committee, and the committee too. These folks are committed and have continued to raise the standard of the industry in our state.”

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